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I was surprised to hear that it's coming out on the 26th in the UK, as every poster and article appeared to list the release date as '4.4.14'. I guess I didn't get the memo that it had been brought forward.

Yeah, as silly as Hawkeye's purple Robin Hood gear and pointy mask would have looked on film, the 'X-Men movie' treatment they gave him last time around was just as much of a letdown in its own way. Curious really, because I thought the costume designers did rather well by everyone else.

Latest video from The War On Drugs. Kurt Vile meets Arcade Fire at their most Bruce Springsteen-ish.

Oh lord. I wonder how Giggsy will get on against the Bayern midfield?

And a new one from Tune-Yards.

'Guardians of the Galaxy' happened.

More new Lykke Li.

Here's some unreleased Johnny Cash. It's one of several cuts recently discovered by archivists at Legacy Records.

How nice of Galatasaray and Olympiakos to provide Chelsea and United with such easy passages into the last eight!

+Lyric video :wub2:

I was pulling for Pietro to have his silver hair too, although I can't imagine that it was ever really on the cards for Olsen to wear anything closely resembling Wanda's trademark costume. Whedon did say though that they'll be incorporating her headgear in some way, so my guess is that this isn't quite the final look we’ll see in the movie. Most likely, the designers give a few nods to the various outfits they've worn over the years, without making them too comic book-ish to work on film. On the bright side - Hulkbuster!

Agreed. Hiddleston was outstanding as Loki and I hope to see him again in 'Thor 3', but I don't think his presence is required in this one. The MCU is too big a place to build two Avengers movies around just one villain.

And Kraftwerk Orange, from 'The Mighty Boosh'.

Some great picks. Here's one I almost forgot about. The Be Sharps, Homer Simpson's barbershop quartet.

I've seen a lot of people alleging that EA pressured Bioware into fast-tracking 'ME3' for the so-called 'March Holiday Rush'. Not sure how much truth there is to that, though.

A number of news sites are reporting that Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o is in talks for a role in the movie. www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lupita-nyongo-meets-jj-abrams-688787 And yep, this is going to be the logo.

Obviously, no list like this would be complete without Spinal Tap. Terrifically entertaining tune from 'Inside Llewyn Davis'. By far the best Justin Timberlake has ever sounded. And finally, my personal favourite - Sex Bob-Omb from 'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World'. They're here to make you think about death and get sad and stuff.

So this should be fun, right? Post your favourite fictional bands and/or artists from the big and small screen.

'Liverpool wasted £64m on Andy Carroll, Stewart Downing and Charlie Adam' is the new 'Liverpool wasted £80m on Andy Carroll, Stewart Downing, Charlie Adam and Jordan Henderson'. Davey Moyes must stay, it's too much fun to stop now.

So in addition to franchise-related cash grabbing, we have horrid management and rubbish public relations. Probably not the best combination if you wish to avoid rubbing your customers the wrong way.

It's gotten to the point now where our home form has become a constant source of frustration. Gus must find an effective way of breaking down teams who set out to defend, and he must to do it fast, because whenever we host those around us, they'll all be using the same tactics. Like Palace yesterday, they won't need to beat us, just stop us from catching them. Needless to say, the Norwich game is an absolutely massive one.

Perhaps now, when Mourinho says Chelsea have no chance of winning the title, people will believe him. Unless his team playing dull, lacklustre football and making revolting challenges was meant to be another one of his mind games?

As excellent as Oldman can be, it's a real struggle to think of a more under-appreciated actor right now than Phoenix (which I suppose is partly his own doing, what with the whole 'I'm Still Here' fiasco ). If he's still working when he's Daniel Day Lewis's age, I believe he'll be mentioned in the same breath.

'Batman vs. Superman' may be a crapshoot in terms of quality, but I've no doubt that it'll still make tons of money. It'll be the first time the characters will have appeared onscreen together in a live action format, and that alone should equal financial success. Having said that, they may well be mindful of the lukewarm reviews for 'Man of Steel' and the fan backlash over some of their more questionable casting choices (by 'some' I of course mean 'all' ). Thus, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't want the added pressure of going head-to-head with Marvel. Anthony Mackie is pretty excited anyway...

The first I heard of the widespread hate towards them was after the much-maligned ending of 'Mass Effect 3', and of course, the Origin debacle. Did those two things simply combine and irritate people, or is there another reason from way back when? Franchise-milking, perhaps?